Deck 15: Consensual Crime

Question 1

To the extent that illegal drugs are connected to crime,:

A) The connection results primarily from cultural acceptance of drug use
B) The connection results primarily from illegal immigration
C) The connection results primarily from drug legalization
D) The connection results primarily from laws against these drugs

Answer 1

D

Question 2

In ancient Greece,which of the following was common?

A) Methadone clinics
B) Celebrity rehab clinics
C) Strip clubs where alcohol was served
D) Legal brothels (houses of prostitution)

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Most prostitutes are _____.

A) Women
B) Men
C) Elderly
D) Juveniles

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A _____ against brothels,carried out by the same white,middle-class Protestants behind the temperance movement,began in the United States about 1910.

A) Values agenda
B) Norms invasion
C) Moral crusade
D) Religious blitzkrieg

Question 5

Many drug experts who think legalization goes too far,and even those who favor some form of it think our nation should adopt _____ policy regarding illegal drug use and drug offenders.

A) A prisonization
B) A safety failure
C) An eradication
D) A harm reduction

Question 6

Prostitution is often called the world's oldest profession.Which of the following is true regarding prostitution?

A) It was deemed illegal in the late 1700s.
B) The first record of prostitution was recorded in France in 1875.
C) Almost a third of all states have legalized prostitution.
D) It was legal in brothels in many US cities through the early 1900s.

Question 7

The federal and state governments spend about _____ annually on law enforcement expenses related to illegal drugs.

A) $12 million
B) $213 million
C) $49 billion
D) $879 billion

Question 8

Females are more likely than males to use illegal drugs _____,whereas men are more likely to use illegal drugs for excitement.

A) To cope with depression and other psychological distress, often stemming from sexual abuse
B) To impress their friends and gain respect among their cohort
C) In order to increase their ability to stay alert and supervise their children
D) As a means of escaping poverty and finding economic success

Question 9

National self-report surveys of drug use:

A) Are completely accurate
B) Exclude people whose illegal drug use may be especially high, such as the homeless, prisoners, and runaway teenagers
C) Include such people as inmates, college students and government officials who are often illegal drug users
D) Rarely measure drug use among teenagers, judges and illegal immigrants

Question 10

Which of the following could be considered a victimless crime?

A) Arson
B) Prostitution
C) Homicide
D) Theft

Question 11

In the 1980s and 1990s,prosecutors charged dozens of drug-using pregnant women with child abuse or drug trafficking,and the term _____ became a household word.

A) Bumper babies
B) Crack kids
C) Crack babies
D) Meth mother

Question 12

In 1920,a constitutional amendment banned alcohol manufacture and sale and began what era?

A) The Steroid era
B) The Prohibition era
C) The Smugglers era
D) The Ether era

Question 13

Which of the following states has recently legalized the possession and use of marijuana?

A) Colorado
B) Utah
C) Florida
D) South Carolina

Question 14

About 500,000 Americans,many of them middle-aged,middle-class women,were addicted to _____ at the turn of the twentieth century.

A) Cocaine
B) Crack
C) Marijuana
D) Opium

Question 15

Consensual crimes (also called vice crimes,public order crimes,or victimless crimes)are distinct because:

A) They involve people who participate in these behaviors willingly
B) They involve people who are affiliated with gangs
C) They involve people who are coerced
D) They involve people who otherwise never commit crime

Question 16

The Global Commission on Drug Policy (2015),composed of the former presidents of four nations and several other prominent individuals,:

A) Has called for increased penalties for drug users
B) Has called for criminalizing alcohol
C) Has called for legalization of drugs
D) Has called for governments to supply drugs to users

Question 17

Which is NOT true of drug laws?

A) Cost more than $50 billion annually
B) Are extremely effective in reducing crime
C) They create the very crime and problems they are intended to stop
D) Are good for organized crime

Question 18

Drug use was very common in the United States in the late _____ century.Dozens of over-the-counter products containing opium,and its derivatives (such as morphine)were used across the country by people with headaches,toothaches,menstrual cramps,sleeplessness,depression,and other problems.

A) 14^th
B) 22^nd
C) 3^rd
D) 19^th

Question 19

The United States is a nation of drug users,even if many of the drugs we use,such as _____,are legal.

A) Cocaine
B) Methamphetamine
C) Tetrahydrocannabinol
D) Nicotine

Question 20

The deadliest drug of all is _____,which kills about 435,000 people each year from lung cancer,emphysema,heart disease,and other illnesses.

A) Tobacco
B) Alcohol
C) Heroin
D) Marijuana

Question 21

Which of the following best describes sex trafficking?

A) The forcing of girls and young women (and occasionally males) into prostitution or sexual slavery
B) The regulation of the sex industry in places such as Nevada
C) The movement of people who want to engage in sex with prostitutes, such as sailors
D) The use of transportation devices, such as vans, to transport sex workers

Question 22

Almost all individuals who are trafficked for sex are women or girls.

Question 23

Illegal drugs cause ten times more deaths each year than legal drugs.

Question 24

Some feminists distinguish between _____,which depicts sexual violence against women,and _____,which depicts respectful nudity and consensual,loving sexual interaction between adults.

A) Soft-core pornography, violent pornography
B) Violent pornography, erotica
C) Erotica, violent pornography
D) Pedophilia, high-class pornography

Question 25

In which state is prostitution legal and regulated?

A) Massachusetts
B) California
C) Texas
D) Nevada

Question 26

Prohibition had no unintended negative effects.

Question 27

Marijuana smoking causes many death and illness than consuming the typical US high-fat diet of red meat,ice cream,and other such foods.

Question 28

Caffeine (found in coffee,colas,and other products)is considered a "good drug".

Question 29

Cocaine was once a major ingredient in Coca-Cola.

Question 30

Consensual crimes (also called vice crimes,public order crimes,or victimless crimes)are distinct because they involve people who participate in these behaviors willingly.

Question 31

In the 1990s,after a number of prosecutions of pregnant women who used drugs,the term crack baby became a household word.

Question 32

Marijuana is now legal in Colorado.

Question 33

We spend more than $1 trillion every year on:

A) Moonshine, purple drank, absinthe and peyote
B) Legal gambling at casinos, race tracks, state lotteries, and church bingo
C) Strip clubs, brothels and peep shows
D) Phone sex lines and escort services

Question 34

The best evidence is that women tend to use illegal drugs much more than men do.

Question 35

Prostitution is a relatively new phenomenon.

Question 36

Alcohol and tobacco use are more common among teenagers than illicit drug use.

Question 37

The prison population has decreased slightly since the start of the "War on Drugs".

Question 38

A key issue in the nation's response to pornography is:

A) That pornography is completely legal even if minors are involved
B) The Supreme Court of the US has refused to rule on pornography cases
C) That pornography is very difficult and perhaps impossible to define precisely
D) No laws have been passed to stop or limit that pornography

Question 39

Homicide is a type consensual crime.

Question 40

The federal,state,and local governments spend less than $7 million yearly on criminal justice expenses (law enforcement,courts,corrections)related to illegal drugs.

Question 41

Do you support drug legalization? If so,which drugs? Why?

Question 42

Pick two structural or social process factors that explain illegal drug use.

Question 43

Coffee,soda and chocolate all contain the legal drug _____.

Question 44

Matching:
Match the term or concept with the correct description.

Question 45

In ancient Greece,legal _____ (houses of prostitution)were common.

Question 46

_____ is on the rise,as is evident by the number of new American-Indian casinos.

Question 47

Explain harm reduction.

Question 48

Many feminists also call for the banning of _____,especially the type that depicts sexual violence.

Question 49

List 10 common statistics regarding illegal drug use in the United States.

Question 50

Consensual crime laws generally do not work and may do more ________than good.

Question 51

Cigarettes contain the legal drug _____.

Question 52

_____ is sometimes known as "the world's oldest profession".

Question 53

Sex _____ involves the forcing of girls and young women (sometimes males)into prostitution or sexual slavery.

Question 54

Prostitution is legal in the state of _____.

Question 55

Police often take _____ (e.g.,cash)from drug suspects and dealers in order to "look the other way."